Re: Automatic Capitalization

Yep, we've all gotten very lazy (and I do not except myself). Moreover, the
implementation of this particular feature I find extremely maddening. I can
understand that some users may not have wanted all list items to be
capitalized (I suspect that this demand came from the very large
legal/corporate sector), but unfortunately, the way it was programmed, it
affects not only numbered lists but also running text (sentences that follow
sentences that end in a number). Moreover, bulleted list items and those
that "numbered" with letters are still capitalized automatically, leading
one to expect that numbered list items will be as well.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"PA" <PA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Training some people to use the Shift key..... Some of them expect the
> machine sitting under their desks to read their minds.
>
> Thank you for referencing the KB article.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > This is by design. See “Word does not capitalize the first letter of a
> > sentence”
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291538
> >
> > You will have to train your users to use their Shift keys.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "PA" <PA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:A25C9B78-7E70-481A-97C0-8C5973F41F55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > We have some users who are creating numbered lists, and are doing a
bit of
> > a
> > > sloppy job in Word 2002. The question is, when creating such a list,
how
> > can
> > > I ensure that the first character after each number is uppercase.
> > >
> > > They are producing work like:
> > > 1. This is the first item
> > > 2. this is the second item
> > > 3. this is the third item
> > > 4. This is the last item
> > > Capitalize the first letter of sentences is turned on in AutoCorrect
> > Options
> > > but it does not seem to work in a numbered list.
> > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
> >

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